Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-27

THE VICTORs TO REST AT FORT MYER,
Now that the Apache campaign is over 1t is
stated at the War Department that the company
OF the 4th cavalry, commanded by Capt. Lawton
engaged in the campaign, will be enabled to come
to washington without delay to take station al
Fort Myer The other company. which will COM
plete the garrison OF the post belonging TO the 9th
cavalry will, it is expected. start East before the
end OF the first week in July, so that both com.
panies VIII probably be here by the middle OF the
month.
CIvIL.SERvlCE REFORM.
Guarding Against Favoritism or PREF.
udice.
AN IMPORTANT CHANGE DISCUSSED AT SATURDAYS
CONFERRNCE-PRoPOsED INCREASE OF THE CEN.
TRIAL BOARD OF EXAMINERS TO THIRTEEN MEN,
BERs.
At the conference between the Clvil-Serv1ce
commissioners and the secretaries OF the local
boards OF different cities last Saturday the secre
taries favored raising the minimum as the stand
ard OF eligibility to certiication from 65 to 7 ex-
cept as TO such places as require special or techn1
cal qualification. They also favored the discon.
tInuance OF the forty-veyear limitation as to age
OF clerks in general, except in special cases, and
also raise the minimum limitation OF age OF letter
Carriers from sixteen to twenty-One.
The most important question considered was a
proposition to increase the central board OF exam
bers from some OF the local boards of large cities
This proposition was submitted by Commissioner
Oberly. The central board here consists OF seven
members detailed from the Executive Depart
ments- 1t is believed that this plan will remove
all charges or intimations OF partiality preJu-
dice In the marking Of examination papers by the
central board The plan has not been fully ma
tured, though the idea OF the increase was unani-
mously adopted by the conference. The subject
Mason Of the New Ne YORK custom ON house % board: Mr.
Post, OF the New York, poSt-Off1ce board, and Mr..
Donovan, ESa OF the Chicago custom-house
ng osn the aya and ne advs
tages OF the plan Of increase. AS the present
central board consists OF men OF the several ex-
ecuttve departments 1t Is claimed that 1t is unfair
to have them mark the examination papers OF EN-
ployes Of the Departments, as the members OF the
central board come in contact with these en-
ployes, and may have reasons to either favor them
or prejudice them. The same objection applies to
the local boards in marking candidates IN their
respective localities: When the plan shall have
been conSummated 1t will probably add six men,
bers OF various local boards to the central exam
lining board at Washington. These six members
Will be permanently detailed, and will reside in
Washington. That win Increase the central board
to thirteen, seven OF them from the Departments
here and six from other cities 1t 1sprobable that
the six will be made up by taking one each from
the customs and post-office boards OF New York.
one each from the customs and poSt-Of1ce boards
OF Philadelphia, one from one OF the local boards
board OF thirteen thus constituted will have the
marking OF all examination papers, and it is
Claimed that under this system there can be no
ground for any charge OF favoriteism or prejudice
FAIR TAX.
In regard to the recent examination OF clerks Of
the Quartermaster-Gener Office for promotion
by the civil service examination q STAR reporter
was Informed bymemberso OF the Civil Service
Board that only three OF the clerks failed TO pass
There was but one lady in the class and she got
the highest average. AS has been explained In
TIE STAR the rating Of the efficiency OF each clerk
examined for promotion is left to the head Of the
" q h0I HTr nv4n
Case, except one said one OF the Civil Service Com
missioners "tne rating OF efficiency to the clerk by
the head OF the division, Tailed with the result OF
the examination. That Is the judgment OF the
head OF the division corresponded with the test
made here, showing that the examination was a
fair test. In only one case did the rating OF the
ef1ciency save the candidate. In every other case
the result OF the examination and the judgment
OF the CHIEF Of the division agreed"
WHAT IS SAID AT THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
At the War Department also, 1t is stated that
but three clerks Of the second and third classes OF
the Quartermaster- Generals Office failed to pass
papers Of clerks OF the first class, who were exam
tned afterward, have not yet been carefully con.
sidered. and nothing definite is known about the
result. The paragraph in Saturdays STAR about
these examinations expressed, as stated the
opinions OF the clerks based upon the regular ex-
animation required OF them without any def
mite knowledge OF the rating for efficiency given
by the respective chiefs.
THE LADIES Examined.
Nearly all the ladies examined belonged to the
first class, and 1t was in the last examination the
results of which are not known, that the great
nervousness was displayed. One OF the clerks who
was examined is authority for the statement that
lady tainted, and a number were so badly fright
ened that they cried and showed in various ways
their high state Of nervousness.
ONE WOMAN CHARGED WITH SHOOTING ANOTHER
Officer Howell this morning arrested Martha Moss,
q cOlOred woman, charged with shooting at BERTHE
Alexander, also cOlored, last night on Van street,
in South Washington. She was the wife OF AddL
son Coleman, the negro who was killed by Officer
Shehan. The case has been set for trial In the
Police Court Tomorrow.
AN AssIGNMENT.-An assignment OF Walker &
Davis (W. F.Walker, C. H. Davis, and w. H. Waker)
grocers, in South Washington, to JOS E. Dyer, for
the benefit OF the creditors OF the f1rm was put on
record to-day. Preferences given to w. A.
Wrenn and Others, mostly notes, aggregdt1ng over
$2,10O.
A CHARGE AND CoUNTERCHARGE.-R. c. Hutchi-
son, an old gentleman, living at No. 623 street
northwest, was charged before Judge Smell to-day
with perjury, and the case was continued until
Wednesday. Mr.. Lavender said he would prob
ably nolle pros. the case. Some time ago Hutchi-
son entered suit against Charles Ii. Nye to recover
some furniture. The case was apparently settled
until HutchiSOn SwOre out a warrant, charging
Nye with false pretenses. The case was dismissed
and Nye SwOre out the warrant against Hutchison
charging him with perjury.